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The earliest information the publisher is yet able to
collect, of the origin of the New England Primer, is
contained in the following extract, from an Almanac
now in the Library of the Massachusetts Historical
Society, Boston. ^^^ WEBSTER.

Boston, August 9th, 1844.

''AN

ALMA N A CK

Containing an Account of the CoRleflial Mo-

tionSj Afpedts, &c. For the year of

the Chriftian Empire, 1691.

By Henry Newman, Philomath.

Printed by R. Pierce for Benjamin Harris at
the London Coffee-Houfe in Boston, 1691.

ADVERTISEMENT.

There is now in the Prefs, and will fuddenly be ex-
tant, a Second Impielfion of the New England Primer
enlarged, to which is added, more Directions for Spell-
ing : the Prayer of K. Edward the 6th. and Verfes made
by Mr. Rogers the Martyr, left as a Legacy to his ChiU
dren.

Sold by Benjamin Harris, at the London Coffee-House
in Bojlon."

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INTRODUCTION

TO THE PRESENT EDITION.

The pious Baxter, who knew well the greater pari
of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, says, that
the Christian world, since the days of the Apostles,
never had a Synod of more excellent divines. The
Assembly was convened in 1643 ; and was composed
of one hundred and twe7ily-one divines, or presbyters,
thirty lay assessors, and Jive commissioners from
Scotland. It sat more than Jive years and a half.

Our Puritan Fathers brought the Shorter Cate-
chism with them, across the ocean, and laid it on the
same shelf with the family Bible. They taught it
diligently to their children, every Sabbath. And
while a few of their descendants, now in the evening
of hie, remember every question ana answer ; many,
not yet advanced to life's meridian, can never Jor get
when every Saturday Jorenoon, they had to take a
regular catechising, in the common school, com-
mencing with the a, b, c, oaken-bench class, " What
is the chief end of man?"

If in this Catechism, the true and fundamental
doctrines of the Gospel are expressed in fewer and
better words, and defiiitions, than in any other sum-
mary,wh> ough*; we i ot now to train up a child ii
the way h'. shnvld go ? — why not now, put him in
possessioc of thj richest trea;5ure that ever humar^
wisdom ai d industry a^cuHiULalsd, to draw from?

HARTFORD, "ooNN.
PUBLISHED ASM SOLD BY IRA WEBSTER. 1843

Stsreoiyped by R. H Hoebs,

ADVERTISEMENT.

A Society of ladies was formed in Boston, in the
time of Mr. Whitefield, for improvement in personal
piety, and to pray for the extension of the Redeem-
er's Kingdom. The Society met weekly for prayer,
"reading some sound and serious book," singing,
and other exercises adapted to " spiritual edification."
*' We also agree," say they, " once a quarter, to
spend the day in prayer and other duties of religion,
our special errand at the throne of grace to ask for
the outpouring of the Spirit of God on us, our fami-
lies, and the world of mankind." — " Once a quarter,
the exercises shall be so shortened, as to have room
to ask ourselves the Assembly's Shorter Catechism,
that so we may keep in our minds that excellent form
of sound words." This edition of the New England
Primer, is a reprint and fac-simile of one of those
owned and used by that Society.

A community of Boston ladies of " the olden time,"
enrolling the bright names and embodying the choice
influences of the mothers of this Israel — the Masons
and the Waterses of hallowed memory — assembled
quarterly to refresh their minds from this Primer.
The fact needs no comment.*

N. B. This statement is from a lady who was a
member of the above Society, and from the docu-
ments of the Society in her possession.

*'^Most valuable of every thing, is the education and
principles drawn from the mother's knee." — UpsHUR.

CERTIFICATES.

At the request ofthe publisher, the following certificate has been furnished
by a gentleman who has given much attention to the subject of early
School Books aud Catechisms, iu this country.

" The edition of tlie New England Primer, published in 1843 by Mr. Ira
Webster, of Hartford, is a correct reprint of the oldest copy of that remark-
able work, of which 1 have any knowledge ; perhaps the oldest copy now
extant. All other reprints which I have seen, have been considerably
a.\iered—moderni-ed — from the original.

Cambridge, Oct. 20, 1849. GEORGE LIVERMORE."

Communicated by the Rev. Thomas Williams :

" The edition of the New England Primer, which has been published by
Mr. Ira Webster, of Hartford, in the year 1843, is the only genuine and
correct edition of that valuable and wonderful book that has been to be
obtained for many years. It is probably more than fifty years since there
has been printed a complete and correct edition of the Primer, except the
one printed by Mr. Webster. His edition is an exact copy of the Primer
that was used by families and schools in my youth, sixty years ago, and I
suppose it had been used for fifty or a hundred years before that time. The
genuine copy of the Primer, on account of its antiquity, and its extensive
usefulness in former years, has now become an object of interesting and
beneficial curiosity." THOMAS WILLIAMS.

Plymouth, Massachusetts, June 23, ^. D. 18'14.

We, the subscribers, conciu' in the preceding statements.

THOMAS ROBBINS,
JOEL HAWES,
Hartford, Oct. 30, 1849. T. H. GALLAUDET.

The publisher of this edition, from one of 1777— (wishing to obtain infor-
mation of still older copies,) w^oiild say that he has in his possession three
Primers, two printed in Boston, 1770, 1777, and one in Providence, 1775, aii
the tame, after the title page.

The Honorable JOHN HANCOCK, Efq;
Prefident of the American Congress.

A. Divine Song of Praife to G 0 D , for a Child,
by the Rev. Dr. W AT T s .

'WW OW glorious is our heavenly King,
J- J- Who reigns above the Sky !
How Piall a Child pre fume to fing
His dreadful Majefiy !

How great his Poiver is none can tell,
Nor think how large his Grace :

Nor men beloiv, nor Saints that dwell
On high before his Face.

Nor Angels that fland round the Lord^

Can fearch his fecret will ;
But they perform his heavenly Word,

And fing his Praifes ftill.

Then let me join this holy Train,
And m,y firft Offerings bring ;

The eternal GOD will not difdain
To hear an Infant fmg.

My Heart refolves, my Tongue obeys^

And Angels fh all rejoice,
To hear their mighty Maker''s Praife,

Sound from a feeble Voice.

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The young Infant's or Child's morn-
ing Prayer. From Dr. Watts.

rSLMIGHTY God the Maker of ever^
•^ Thing in Heaven and Earth ; the Dark-
nefs goes away, and the Day light comes at thy
Command. Thou art good and doejl good con-
tinually.

I thank thee that thou haft taken fuch Care of
me this Night, and that I am alioe and well this
Morning.

Save me, O God, from Evil, all this Day long,
and let me love and ferve thee forever, for the
Sake of Jefus Chrifl thy Son. Amen.

The Infant's or young Child's
Evening Prayer. From Dr. Watts.

OL OR D God who knoweft all Things, thou
feefl me by Night as loell as by Day.
I pray thee for ChrifVs Sake, forgive me what-
Joever I have done amifs this Day, and keep me
all this Night, while I am aJJeep.

I defire to lie down under thy Care, and
to abide forever under thy Blejing, for thou
art a God of all Power and everlafting Mercy.
Amen.

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Words of one Syllable.

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A Lejfon for Children.
Pray to God. Call no ill names.

Love God. Ufe no ill words.

Fear God. Tell no lies.

Serve God. Hate Lies.

Take not God's Speak the Truth.

Name in vain. SpendyourTimowell
Do not Swear. Love your School.

Do not Steal. Mind your Book.

Cheatnot in your play. Strive to learn.
Play not with bad boys. Be not a Dune 3.

In Adam's Fall
We finned all.

Heaven to find,
The Bible Mind.

Chrifl crucify'd
For finners dy'd.

The Deluge drown'd
The Earth around.

Elijah hid
By Ravens fed.

The judgment made
Felix afraid.

As runs the Glass,
Our Life doth pass.

My Book and Heart
Must never part.

Job feels the Rod,—
Yet bleffes GOD.

Proud Korah's troop
Was fwallowed up

Lot fled to Zoar^
Saw fiery Shower
On Sodom pour,

MosEs was he
Who IsraeVs Hoft
Led thro' the Sea.

Noah did view
The old world & new

Young Ob ADiAs,
David, JosiAS
All were pious.

Peter deny'd
His Lord and cry'd.

Queen Esther fues
And faves the Jeios.

Young pious Ruth,
Left all for Truth.

Young S A M ' L dear
The Lord did fear.

Young Timothy
Learnt fin to fly.

V A s T H I for Pride,
Was fet alide. *^'

Whales in the Sea,
GOD's Voice obey.

Xerxes did die,
And fo muft I.

While youth do chear
Death may be near.

ZAccHEUshe
Did climb the Tree
Our Lord to fee.

WHO was the firft man 1 Adam.

Who was the firft woman ? Eve.
Who was the firft Murderer ? Cain.

Who was the firft Martyr ? Abel.

Who was the firft Tranllated ? Enoch.

Who was the oldeft Man 1 Methufelah.

Who buift the Ark ? Noah.

Who was the Patienteft Man 1 Job.

Who was the Meekeft Man ? Mofes.

Who led Ifrael into Canaan ? Jojlma.

Who was the ftrongest Man ? Sampfon.
Who killed Goliah ? David.

Who was tlie wifeft Man 1 Solomon.

Who was in the Whale's Belly ? Jonah.
Who faves loft Men 1 Jefus Chriji.

Who is Jefus Chrift ? The Son of God.
Who was the Mother of Chrift ? Mary.
Who betrayed his Mafter ? Judas.

Who denied his Mafter ? Peter.

Who was the firft Chriftian Manyvl Stephen.
Who was chief Apoftle of the Gentiles? Paul.

The Infant's Grace before and after Meat.
"O LESS me, O Lord, and let my food
-*-^ ftrengther me to ferve thee, for Jesus
Chrift's fake. Amen.
TDefire to thank God who gives me food
-*- to eat every day of my life. Amen.

'HAT's right and good now fhew me
Lord, and lead me by thy grace and
word. Thus fhall I be a child of God, and
love and fear thy hand and rod.

An Alphabet of Lejfons for Youth.
\ Wife fon maketh a glad father, but a
-^~*' foolifhfon istheheavinefsof his mother.
Etter is a little with the fear of the Lord,
than great treasure & trouble therewith,
Ome unto Chrift all ye that labor and are
heavy laden and he will give you reft.
Onot the abominable thing whichlhate
faith the Lord.
L^Xcept a man be born again, he cannot
fee the kingdom of God,
'Oolilhnefs is bound up in the heart of a
child, but the rod of correction ihall
drive it i'ar from him,

I^ODLINESS is profitableunto all things,
^^ having the promife of the life that now
is, and that which is to come.
TTOLINESS becomes G O D ' s houfe
-■--*- for ever.

IT is good for me to diaw near unto
GOD.

EEP thy heart with all diligence, for
out of it are the iflues of life.

LIARS (hall have their part in the lake
which burns with fire and brimftone.
"ANY are the afflictions of the right-
ous, but the Lord delivereth them
out of them all.

NOW is the accepted time, now is the
day of falvation,
,UT of the abundance of the heart the

mouth fpeaketh.
' RAY to thy Father which is in fecret ;
and thy Father which fees in fecret
fliall reward thee openly.

aUlT you like men, be flrong, fland faft
m the faith.

EjMEMBER thy Creator in the days
-' of thy youth.
^E eft thou a man wife in his own conceit,
•^ there is more hope of a fool than of him.
I RUST in God at all times, ye people,
pour out your hearts before him.
TTPON the wicked, God fhall rain an
^^ horrible tempeft.

WO to the wicked, it (hall be ill with
him, for the reward of his handa
fliall be given him.

E'V'HORT one another daily while it is
-^^ called to day, left any of you be
hardened thro' the deceitlulnefs of fin,

YOUNG men ye have overcome the
wicked one.

ZEal hath confumed me, becaufe thy ene-
mies have forgotten the word of God.

The LORD'S Prayer.

OUR Father which art in heaven, hallow-
ed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And for-
give us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation. But deli-
ver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

The CREED.
J BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty
-*- Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jefus
Chrifl his only Son our Lord, which was con-
ceived by the Holy Ghofb, born of the Virgin
Mary,fuffered under Pontius Pilate, was cru-
cihed, dead and buried. He defcended into
hell. The third day he arofe again from
the dead, and afcended into heaven, and fit-
teth on the right hand of God, the Father,

Almighty. From thence he fhall come to
judge both the quick and the dead. I be-
lieve in the Holy Ghoft, the Holy Catholic
Church, the communion of Saints, the for-
givenefs of fins, the refurrection of the body,
and the life everlaftinsf. Amen.

Dr. W A T T s ' s Cradle Hymn.
TJT U S H my dear, lie flill and flumber,
-*--*- holy angels guard thy bed,
Heavenly bleflings without number,

gently falling on thy head.
Sleep my babe, thy food and raiment

houfe and home thy friends provide,
All without thy care or payment,

all thy wants are well fupply'd.
How much better thou'rt attended,

than the Son of God could be,
When from heaven he defcended,

and became a child like thee.
Soft and eafy is thy cradle,

coarfe and hard thy Saviour lay.
When his birth-place was a liable,

and his fofteft bed was hay.
BlelTed Babe ! what glorious features,

fpotlefs fair, divinely bright ! !
Mull he dwell with brutal creatures,

how could angels bear the liffht !
Was there nothing but a manger,

Gurfed finners could afford,
To receive the heavenly ftranger ;

did they thus affront their Lord.
Soft my child I did not chide thee,

tho' my fong may found too hard ;
'Tis thy mother fits befide thee,

and her arms lliall be thy guard.
Yet to read the fliameful ftory,

how the Jews abus'd their King,
How they ferv'd the Lord of glory,

makes me angry while 1 fmg.
See the kinder Ihepherds round him,

telhng wonders from the fky ;
There they fought him, there they found MlU,

with his Virgin Mother by.
See the lovely Babe a drefling ;

lovely Infant how he smil'd !
When he wept, the Mother's bleffing

sooth'd and hulTi'd the holy child.
Lo ! he {lumbers in his manger,

where the horned oxen fed ;
Peace my darling here's no danger,

here's no Ox a near thy bed.
T^as to fave thee, child from dying

fave my dear from burning flame,

Bitter groans and endlefs crying,

that thy bleft Redeemer came.
May'fl thou live to know and fear him,

truft and love him all thy days !
Then go dwell for ever near him,

fee his face and ling his praife.
I could give thee thoufand kifles,

hoping what I moR defire :
Not a mother's fondeft wifhes,

can to greater joys afpire.

Verses for Children.
np HOUGH I am young a little one,

-■- If I can fpeak and go alone.
Then I muft learn to know the Lord,
And learn to read his holy word.
'Tis time to feek to God and pray
For what I want for every day :
I have a precious foul to fave.
And I a mortal body have,
Tho' I am young yet I may die,
And haflen to eternity :
There is a dreadful fiery hell,
Where wicked ones must always dwell :
There is a heaven full of joy,
Where godly ones must always flay :
To one of thefe my foul must fly,

As in a moment when I die :
2

Wlien God that made me, calls me home,

I mufl not stay 1 muft be gone.

He ga\e me life, and gives me breath,

And he can fave my foul from death,

By Jesus Christ my only Lord,

According to his holy word.

He clothes my back and makes me warm :

He faves my flefh and bones from harm.

He gives me bread and milk and meat

And all I have that's good to eat.

When I am Tick, he if he pleafe.

Can make me well and give me eafe :

He gives me fleep and quiet reft,

Whereby my body is refrefh'd

The Lord is good and kind to me.

And very thankful I muft be :

I mufl obey and love and fear him,

By faith in Chrifl 1 mufl; draw near him.

I mufl not fm as others do.

Left I lie down in forrow too :

For God is angry every day,

With wicked ones who go aftray,

All fmful words I must rellrain :

I muft not take God's name in vain.

I muft not work, I muft not play,

Upon God's holy fabbath day.

And if my parents fpeak the word,

I muft obey tliem in the Lord.
Nor fleal, nor lie, nor fpend my days,
In idle tales and foolifh plays,
I muft obey my Lord's commands,
Do fomething with my little hands :
Remember my creator now,
In youth while time will it allow.
Young Samuel that little child,
He ferv'd the Lord, liv'd undefil'd;
Him in his fervice God employ'd.
While Eli's wicked children dy'd :
When wicked children mocking faid,
To a good man, Go up bald head,
God was difpleas'd with them and fent
Two bears which them in pieces rent,
I mufl not like thefe children vile,
Difpleafe my God, myfelf defile.
Like young A b i j a h , I muft fee.
That good things may be found in me,
Young King J o s i a h , that blefTed youth,
He fought the Lord and lov'd the truth ;
He like a King did act his part,
And follow'd God with all his heart.
The little children they did fing,
Hofannahs to their heavenly King.
That bleffed child young Timothy,
Did learn God's word moft heedfully.

It feem'd to be liis recreation,
Which made him wife unto falvation :
By faith in Chrill which he had gain'd
With prayers and tears that faith unfeigned.
Thefe good examples were for me ;
Like thefe good children I must be.
Give me true faith in Chrift my Lord,
Obedience to his holy word,
No word is in the world like thine,
There's none fo pure, fweet and divine.
From thence let me thy will behold,
And love thy word above fine gold.
Make my heart in thy ftatutes found,
And make my faith and love abound.
Lord circumcife my heart to love thee ;
And nothing in this world above thee :
Let me behold thy pleafed face,
And make my foul to grow in grace,
And in the knowledge of my Lord
And Saviour Chrifl, and of his word.

Another.
\ WAKE, arife, behold thou hafl,
-^^ Thy life a leaf, thy breath a blafk ,
At night lay down prepar'd to have
Thy fleep, thy death, thy bed, thy grave.
X 0 R D if thou lengthen out my days,
-*— ■ Then let ray heart fo fixed be,

That I may lengthen out thy praise,
And never turn alide from thee.
So in my end I fhall rejoice,
In thy falvation joyful be ;
My foul fhall say with loud glad voice,
JEHOVAH who is hke to thee ?

Who takeft the lambs into thy arms.
And gently leadefl thofe with young,
Who favell children from all harms,
Lord, I will praife thee with my fong.

And when my days on earth fhall end.
And I go hence and be here no more,
Give me eternity to fpend,
My G 0 D to praife forever more.
Another.
Good children mufl,
Fear God all day. Love Chrifl alway,
Parents obey, In fecret pray.

No falfe thing fay, Mind little play,
By no fm flray, Make no delay.

In doing good.
Another.
In the burying place may fee
Graves fliortcr there than I,
From death's arrefl no age is free

Young children too muft die.
]My God may fuch an awful fight.

Awakening be to me !
Oh ! that by early grace I might
For death prepared be.
Another.
1\fOW I lay me down to take my Jleep,

I pray the Lord my foul to keep,
If I/hould die before 1 wake,
I pray the Lord my foul to take.

Another.

fj^Irfi in the morning when thou doft awake^

To God for his grace thy petition make,

Some heavenly petition ufe daily to fay,

That the God of lieaven may blefs thee alway.

Duty to God and our neighbour.

LOVE God with all your foul & ftrength,
With all your heart and mind ;
And love your neighbour as yourfelf,

Be faithful, juft and kind.
Deal with another as you'd have

Another deal with you :
What you're unwilling to receive,
Be fure you never do.

Our Saviour^s Golden Rule.

BE you to others kind and true,
As you'd have others be to you :
And neither do nor fay to men,

Whate'er you would not lake again.

The Sum of the ten Commandments.

WITH all thy foul love God above,
And as thyfelf thy neighbour love.
Advice to Youth. Eccle. xii.
"OW in the heat of youthful blood,
Remember your Creator God ;
Behold the months come hafl'ning on,
When you fliall fay, My joys are gone.

Behold the aged fmner goes
Laden with guilt and heavy woes,
Down to the regions of the dead,
With endlefs curfes on his head.'
The duft returns to dud again,
The foul in agonies of pain,
Afcends to God not there to dwell,
But hears her doom and finks to bell.
Eternal King I fear thy name,
Teach me to know how frail I am.
And when my foul muft hence remove.
Give me a manfion in thy love.
Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth.

CHILDREN your great Creator fear,
To him your homage pay.
While vain employments fire your blood,

And lead your thoughts aftray.
The due remembrance of his name
Your first regard requires :

Till your breaft glows with facred love,

Indulge no meaner fires.
Secure his favour, and be wife,

Before thefe cheerlefs days,
vVhen age comes on, when mirth's no more

And health and flrength decays.

Some proper Names o/" M e n and Women,
to teach Children to f pell their own.

Men's Names.

A Dam, Abel,
Abraham,
Amos, Aaron,
Abijah, Andrew,
Alexander, Anthony,
Bartholomew,
Benjamin, Barnabas,
Benoni, Barzillai,
Caleb, Ceefar,
Charles, Christopher,
Clement, Cornelius,
David, Daniel,
Ephraim, Edward,
Edmund, Ebenezer,
Elijah, Eliphalet,
Elifha, Eleazer,
Elihu, Ezekiel,

Elias, Elizur,
Frederick, Francis,
Gilbert, Giles,
George, Gamalial,
Gideon, Gerfhom,
Heman, Henry,
Hezekiab, Hugh,
John, Jonas, Ifaac,
Jacob, Jared, Job,
James, Jonathan,
Ifrael, Jofeph,
Jeremiah, Jolhua,
Jofiah, Jedediah,
Jabez, Joel, Judah,
Lazarus, Luke,
Mathew, Michael,
Mofes, Malachi,
Nathaniel, Nathan,

Nicholas, Noadiah,
Nehemiah, Noah,
Obadkh, Ozias,
Paul, Peter, Philip,
Phineas, Peletiah,
Ralph, Richard,
Samuel, Sampfon,
Stephen, Solomon,
Seth, Simeon, Saul,

Shem, Shubal,
Timothy, Thomas,
Titus, Theophilus,
Uriah, Uzzah,
Walter, William,
Xerxes, Xenophon,
Zachariah, Zebdiel.
Zedekiah, Zadock,
Zebulon, Zebediah,

Women^s Names.

ABigail, Anne,
Alice, Anna,
Bethiah, Bridget,
Cloe, Charity,
Deborah, Dorothy,
Dorcas, Dinah,
Damaris,

Elizabeth, Either,
Eunice, Eleanor,
Frances, Flora,
Grace, Gillet,
Hannah, Huldah,
Hepzibah,
Henrietta, Hagar.
Joanna, Jane,
Jamima, Ifabel,

Judith, Jennet,
Katharine, Katura,
Kezia, Lydia,
Lucretia, Lucy,
Louis, Lettice,
Mary, Margaret,
Martha, Mehitable,
Marcy, Merial,
Patience, Phylis,
Phebe, Prifcilla,
Rachel, Rebecca,
Ruth, Rhode, Rofe,
Sarah, Sufanna,
Tabitha, Tamefin,
Urfula,
Zipporah, Zibiah.

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R.JoiinRogers, minifter of tlie
goff/el in London, was the firft mar-
tyr in Queen Mary's reign, and was
burnt at S/nilhfcId, February 14, 1554. — His
wife with nine small children, and one at
her breast following him to the ftake ; with
which forroAA^ful fight he was not in the
leaft daunted, but with wonderful patience
died courageouily for the gofpel of J e s u 8
Christ.

ibomefcm days before his death, he wrote the
following Advice to his Children.

GIVE ear my children to my word&
Whom God hath dearly bought,
Lay up his laws within your heart,

and print them in your thoughts.
I leave you here a little book

for you to look upon,
That you may fee your father's face

when he is dead and gone :
Who for the hope of heavenly things

AVhile he did here remain,
Gave over all his golden years

to prifon and to pain.
Where I, among my iron bands,

inclofed in the dark,
Not many days before my death,

1 did compofe this work :
And for example to your youth,

to whom I wifh all good,
I fend you h ere God's perfect truth,

and feal i: with ray blood.
To you my heirs of earthly things : ,

which I do leave behind, \'

That you may read and underfland

and keep it in your mind.
That as vou have been heirs of that

that once fhall wear away,
You alfo may poffefs that part,

which never fhall decay.
Keep always God before your eyes,

with all your whole intent,
Commit no lin in any wife,

keep his commandment.
Abhor that arrant whore of R o m e ,

and all her blafphemies,
And drink not of her curfed cup,

obey not her decrees.
Give honor to your mother dear,

remember well her pain.
And recompence her in her age,

with the like love again.
Be always ready for her help,

and let her not decay,
Remember well your father all,

who would have been your flay.
Give of your portion to the poor,

as riches do arife,
And from the needy naked foul,

turn not away your eyes :
For he that doth not hear the cry

of thofe that Rand in need,
S^all cry himfelf and not be heard,

when he does hope to fpeed.

If GOD hath given you increafe,

and bleffed well your ftore,
Remember you are put in truft,

and fhould relieve the poor.
Beware of foul and filthy lufl,

let fuch things have no place,
Keep clean your velTels in the LORD,

that he may you embrace.
Ye are the temples of the LORD,

for you are dearly bought,
And they that do defile the fame,

fhall furely come to nought.
Be never proud by any means,

build not your houfe too high.
But always have before your eyes,

that you are born to die.
Defraud not him that hired is,

your labour to fuftain,
But pay him flill without delay,

his wages for his pain.
And as you would that other men

againll; you fhould proceed,
Do you the fame to them again,

when they do ftand in need.
Impart your portion to the poor,

in money and in meat

And fend the feeble fainting foul,

of that which you do eat.
Afk counfel always of the wife,

give ear imto the end,
And ne'er refufe the fweet rebuke

of him that is thy friend.
Be always thankful to the LORD,

with prayer and with praife,
Begging of him to blefs your work,

and to direct your ways.
Seek fira, I fay, the living GOD,

and always him adore.
And then be fure that he will blefs,

your ballet and your ftore.
And I befeech Almighty GOD,

replenifh you with grace.
That I may meet you in the heavens,

and fee you face to face.
And though the fire my body burns,

contrary to my kind,
That I cannot enjoy your love

according to my mind :
Yet I do hope that when the heavens

fhall vanilh like a fcroll,
I fhall fee you in perfect fhape,

in body and in foui.
And that I may enjoy your love.

and you enjoy the land,
1 do befeech the living LORD,

to hold you in his hand.
Though here my body be adjudg'd

in flaming fire to fry,
My foul I truft, will ftraight afcend

to live with GOD on high.
What though this carcafe fmart awhile

what though this life decay.
My foul 1 hope will be with GOD,

and live with him for aye.
I know 1 am a fiimer born,

from the original,
And that I do deferve to die

by my fore-father's fall :
But by our Saviour's precious blood,

which on the crofs was fpilt,
Who freely offer'd up his life,

to fave our fouls from guilt ;
I hope redemption I fhall have,

and all who in him truft,
When I fhall fee him face to face,

and live among the juft.
^hy then fhould I fear death's grim look

lince CHRIST fDr me did die,
For King and Ccsfar, rich and poor,

the force of death muft try

When I am chained to the flake,

and fagots girt me round,
Then pray the LORD my foul in heaven

may be with glory crown'd.
Come welcome death the end of fears,

I am prepar'd to die :
Thofe earthly flames will fend my foul

up to the Lord on high.
Farewell my children to the world,

where you muft yet remain ;
The LORD of hofls be your defence,

'till we do meet again.
Farewell my true and loving wife,

my children and my friends,
I hope in heaven to fee you all,

when all things have their end.
If you go on to ferve the LORD,

as you have now begun,
You fliall walk fafely all your days,

until your life be done.
GOD grant you fo to end your days,

as he fhall think it beft,
That I may meet you in the heavens,

where I do hope to reft.

UR days begin with trouble here,
our life is but a fpan,

And cruel death is always near,

fo frail a thins is man.
Then fow the feeds of grace whilfl young,

that when thou com'fl, to die,
Thou may'n (ing forth that triumph fong,

Death where's thy victory.

Choice Sentences.

1. P R A Y i N G will make us leave finning,
or (inning will make us leave praying.

2. O u K weaknefs and inabilities break
not the bond of our duties.

3. What we are afraid to fpe'ak before
men, we Ihould be afraid to think before
GOD.

Learn the fe four lines by heart.
XJ" AVE communion with few,
-*-^ Be intimate with ONE,
Deal jultly with all,
Speak evil of none.

A G U R' s Prayer.

REMOVE far from me vanities a-nd
lies ; give me neither poverty nor
riches ; feed me with food convenient for
me : left I be full and deny thee, and fay.
Who is the Lord ? Or left I be poor and
fteal and take the name of my GOD in vain.

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CATECHISM,

Aoreed upon by the Reverend AfTembly of

Divines at Wejiminfier.
Oneft t^* H A T is the chief end of man ?
Anf Man's chief end is to
glorify God and enjoy him forever.

Q. 2. What rule hath God given to di-
rect us how lue may glorify and enjoy him 1

A, The word of God which is contained
in the fcriptures of the old and new tefta-
ment is the only rule to direct us how we
may glorify God and enjoy him.
Q.3. What do the fcriptures principally teach?

A. The fcriptures principally teach what
man is to believe concerning God, and what
duty God requireth of man.

Q. 4. What IS God?

A. God is a fpirit, infinite, eternal, and
unchangeable, in his being, wifdom, power,
holinefs, juflice, goodnefs and truth.

Q. 5. Are there more Gods than one ?

A. There is bux ONE only, the living and
true GOD.

Q. 6. How many persons are there in the
God-head 1

A. There are three perfons in the God-
head, the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghoft, and thefe three are one GOD, the
fame in fubftance, equal in power and glory.

Q. 7. What are the decrees of God ?

A. The decrees of God are his eternal
purpofe, according to the counfel of his own
will, whereby for his own glory he hath
fore-ordained whatfoever comes to pafs.

Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees 1

A. God executeth his decrees in the
works of creation and providence.

Q. 9. What is the work of creation 1

A. The work of creation is God's making
all things of nothing by the word of his pow-
er, in the fpace of fix days, and all very good.

Q. 10. How did God create man ?

A. God created man male & female after
his own image, in knowledge, righteoufnefs
andholinefs,with dominion over the creatures

Q. 11. What are God's works of providence?

A. God's works of providence are his moft
iioly,wife and powerful,preferving & govern-

mg all his creatures and all iheir actions.

Q. 12. What f pedal act of providence
did God exercife towards man in the ejlate
wherein he was created ?

A. When God had created man, he en-
tered into a covenant of life with him upon
condition of perfect obedience, forbidding
him to eat of the tree of knowledge of good
and evil, upon pain of death.

Q. 13. Did our firft parents continue in
the eftate wherein they imre created ?

A. Our firftpareiits being left to the freedom
of their own will, fell from the eflate wherein
they were created, by fmning againft God.

Q. 14. What is fin?

A. Sin is any want of conformity unto,
or tranfgreflion of the law of God.

Q. 15. What was the fm whereby our iirji
parents fell from the eftate wherein, they were
created ?

A. The fm whereby our firfl parents fell
from the eftate wherein they were created,
was their eating the forbidden tVnit.

Q. 16, Did all mankind fall in, Adam's
firft transgrcjfion ?

A. The covenant being made with Adamy
uot only for himfelf, but for his pofterity,

all mankind defcendingfrom him by ordina-
ry generation, finned in him, and fell with
him in his firfi tranfeeffion.

Q. 17. Into ivhat ejlate did the fall bring
mankind ?

A. The fall brought mankind into an es-
tate of fm and mifery.

Q. 18. Wherein confijls the fmfulnefs oj
that ejlate vJiereinto man fell 1

A. The finfulnefs of that eltate whereinto
man fell, confilts in the guilt of AdarrHs firfl
fin, the wantororiginalrighteousnefs,&; the
corruption of his whole nature, which is com-
monly called original fin, together with all
actual tranfgrellions which proceed from it.

Q. 19. What is the mifery of that eftate
whereinto • aa?i fell ?

A. All aiankind by the fall loft commu-
nion with God, are under his wrath &; curfe,
and fo n^ade liable to the miferies in this life,
to dea^h itfelf, & to the pains of hell forever.

Q. 20. Did God leave all mankind to per-
ifh in the fiate of fin and mifery ?

A. God having out of his mere good
pleafure from all eternity elected fome to
everlafting life, did enter into a eove-
nant of grace, to deliver them out of a ftate

of fin and mifery, and to bring them into a
flate of falvation by a Redeemer.

Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God's elect?

A. The only Redeemer of God's elect, is
the Lord Jefus Chrift, who being the eternal
Son of God, became man, and fo was, and
continues to be God and man, in two dif-
tinct natures, and one perfon forever.

Q. 22. How did Chrift being the Son of
God become man ?

A. Chrift the Son of God became man by
taking to himfelf a true body and a refona-
ble foul, being conceived by the power of
the Holy Ghoft, in the womb of the virgin
Mary, and born of her, and yet without lin.

Q. 23. What offices doth Chrift execute
as our Redeemer ?

A. Chrift as our Redeemer executes the of-
fice of a prophet, of a prieft, & of a king, both
in his eftate of humiliation and exaltation.

Q. 24. How doth Chrift execute the office
of a prophet ?

A. Chrift executeth the office of a pro-
phet in revealing to us by his word and fpi-
rit, the will of God for our falvation.

Q. 25. How doth Chrifi execute the office
of a prieft ?

A. Chrift executeth the office of a priefl in
his once offering up himfelf a facritice to fa-
tisfy divine justice, and reconcile us to God,
and in making continual interceffion for us.

Q. 26. How doth Chrift execute the office
of a king ?

A. Chrift executeth the office of a king
in fubduing us to himfelf, in ruling and de-
fending us, and in reftraining and conquer-
ing all his and our enemies.
Q27 Wherein did Chrift' s humiliation confift?

A. Chrift's humiliation confifted in his
being born and that in a low condition, made
under the law, undergoing the miferies of
this life, the wrath of God, and the curfed
death of the crofs, in being buried and con-
tinuing under the power of death for a time.

Q. 28. Wherein confifts Chrift's exaltation?

A. Chrift's exaltation confifteth in his ri-
fmff asrain from the dead on the third day,
in afcending up into heaven, and fitting at
the right hand of God the Father, and in
coming to judge the world at the last day.

Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the
redemption purchased hy Chrift ?

A. We are made partakers of the redemp-
tion purchafed by Chrift by the efifectual ap-

plication of it to us by his holy Spirit.

Q. 30. How doth the Spirit apply to us
the redemption purchafed by Chrijl ?

A. The Spirit appiieth to us the redemp-
tion purchafed by Chrifl, by working faith
in us, and thereby uniting us to Chrifl in
our eflectual calling.

Q. 31. What is effectual calling 1

A. Effectual calling is the work of God's
Spirit, whereby convincing us of our fin and
mifery, enlightening our minds in the know-
ledge of Chrifl, and renewing our wills, he
doth perfuade and enable us to embrace Je-
fus Chrifl, freely ofl'ered to us in the gofpel.

Q. 32. What benefits do they that are ef-
fectually called partake of in this life ?

A. They that are effectually called do in
this life partake of juftification, adoption,
and fanctification, and the feveral benefits
which in this life do either accompany or
flow from them.

Q. 33. What IS juflification, ?

A. Juflification is an act of God's free
grace, wherein he pardoneth all our fins,
and accepteth us as righteous in his fight,
only for the righteoufnefs of Chriil; imputed
to us, and received by faith alone.

Q. 34. What is adoption ?

A. Adoption is an act of God's free grace
whereby we are received into the number,
and have a right to all the privileges of the
fons of God.

Q. 35. What is fanctijication ?

A. Sanctification is the work of God's
free grace, whereby we are renewed in the
whole man, after the image of God, and are
enabled more and more to die unto fin, and
live unto righteoufnefs.

Q. 36. What are the benefits which in this
life do accompany or fiow from jujlificatiout
adoption and fanctification ?

A. The benefits which in this life do ac
company or flow from juflification, adoption
and fanctification, are aflTurance of God's
love, peace of confcience, joy in the holy
Ghoft, increase of grace, and perfeverance
therein to the end.

Q. 37. What benefits do believers receive
from Chrift at their death 1

A. The fouls of believers are at their
death made perfect in holinefs, and do im-
mediately pafs into glory, and their bodies
being ftill united to Chrift do reft in their
graves 'till the refurrection.
3

Q. 38. What benefits do believers receive
from Chrifi at the resurrection ?

A. At the refurrection believers being
raifed up to glory, shall be openly acknow-
ledged and acquitted in the day of judg-
ment, and made perfectly blefled in the full
enjoyment of God to all eternity.

Q. 39. What is the duty which God re-
quires of man ?

A. The duty which God requires of man,
is obedience to his revealed will.

Q. 40. What did God at frft reveal to
man for the rule of his obedience ?

A. The rule which God at firfl revealed to
man for his obedience was the moral law.

Q. 41. Where is the morallaw fammarily
comprehended ?
\^ A. The moral law is fummarily compre-
hended in the ten commandments.

Q. 42. What is the fum of the ten com-
mandments ?

A. The fum of the ten commandn»«'nis
is, to love the Lord our God with a)* lur
heart, with all our foul, with " all our
ftrength, and with all our mind, and our
neighbour as ourfelves.

Q. 43. What is the preface to the ten

commandments ?

A. The preface to the ten command-
ments is in thefe words, / am the Lord thy
God which have brought thee out of the land
of Egypt, and out of the houfe of bondage.

Q. 44. What doth the preface to the ten
commandments teach us ?

A. The preface to the ten commandments
teachethuSjthatbecaufe God is the Lord, and
our God and Redeemer, therefore we are
bound to keep all his commandments.

Q. 45. Which is the first commandment ?
^ A. The firfl commandment is, TAo^y^a/^
have no other Gods before me.

Q. 46. What is required m the firfi com-
mandment ?

A. The firfl commandment requireth us
to know and acknowledge God, to be the
only true God, and our God, and to wor-
fhip and glorify him accordingly.

Q. 47. What is forbidden in the first com-
mandment ?

A. The firft commandment forbiddeth
the denying or not worQiipping and glorify-
ing the true God, as God, and our God, and
the giving that worfhip and glory to any
other which is due to him alone.

Q. 48. What are we efpecially taught hy
thefe words (before me) in the Jirji command-
ment ?

A. Thefe words [before me) in the firft
commandment, teach us, that God who feeth
all things, taketh notice of and is much dif-
pleafed with the fin of having any other God.

Q. 49. Which is thefecond commandment ?

A. The fecond commandment is, Thou
[halt not make unto thee any graven image, or
the likeness of any thing that is in heaven a-
bove, or that is in the earth beneath, or that
is in the water under the earth ; thou fhalt not
bow down thyfef to them nor serve them, for
I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, vifiting
the iniquities of the fathers upon the children,
unto the third and fourth generation of them
that hate me andfhewing mercy unto thoufands
of them that love, me <Sf keep my commandments.

Q. 50. What is required in the fecond
commandment 1

A. The fecond commandment requireth
the receiving, obferving,& keeping pure and
entire all fuch religious worfhip and ordinan-
ces, as God hath appointed in his word.

Q. 51. What is forbidden in the fecond
eommandmen* ?

A. The fecond commandment forbiddetb
the worfhipping of God by images or any
other way not appointed in his word.

Q. 52. What are the rsafons annexed to
ike fecond commandment ?

A. The reafons annexed to the fecond
commandment, are God's fovereignty over
us, his propriety in us, and the zeal he hath
to his own worlhip.

Q. 53. Which is the third commandment ?

A. The third commandment is, Thou
/halt not take the name of the Lord thy God
in vain, for the Lord w'dl not hold him guilt-
lefs, that taketh his name in vain.

Q. 54. What is required in the third
commandment ?

A. The third commandment requireth the
holy and reverent ufe of God's names, titles,
attributes, ordinances, word and works.

Q. 55. What is forbidden in the third
commandment ?

A. The third commandment forbiddetb
all profaning or abufmg of any thing
whereby God maketh himfelf known.

Q. 56. What is the reafon annexed to the
third commandmerit 1

A. The reafon annexed to the third com-
nnandment is, That however the breakers of
this commandment may efcape punifhment
from men, yet the Lord our God will not
fulTer them to efcape his righteous judgment.

Q. 57. Which is the fourth commandment ?
A. The fourth commandment is, Remember
the fahhath day to keep it holy, fix days fhalt
thou labor and do all thy work, but the fe-
venth day is the fabbath of the Lord thy God,
in it thou fhalt not do any work, thou nor thy
fan, nor thy daughter, thy rnan-fervant, nor
thy maid fervant, nor thy cattle, nor the
ftranger that is within thy gates, for in fx
days the Lord made heavert and earth, the
fea and all that in them is, and refted the
feventh day, wherefore the Lord blejfed the
fabbath day and hallowed, it.

Q. 58. What is required in the fourth
commandment ?

A. The fourth commandment requireth,
the keeping holy to God fuch fet times as
he hath appointed in his word, expreflly one
whole day in feven to be an holy Sabbath
to himfelf.

Q. 59. Which day of the feven hath God
appointed to be the weekly fabbath ?

A. From the beginning of the world, to
the refurrection of Chrifc, God appointed
the feventh day of the week to be the
weekly fabbath, and the firfl; day of the
week ever fmce to continue to the end of
the world, which is the Chriflian Sabbath.

Q. 60. How is the fabbath to be fanctijied ?

A. The fabbath is to be fanctified by an
holy refting all that day, even from fucli
worldly employments and recreations as are
lawful on other days, and fpending the whole
time in public and private exercifes of God's
worfhip, except fo much as is to be taken
up in the works of necefTity and mercy.

Q. 61. What is forbidden in the fourth
commandment ?

A. The fourth commandment forbiddeth,
the omiffion or carelefs performance of the
duties required, and the profaning the day by
idlenefSjOr doing that which is in itfelf fmful,
or by unneceffary thoughts, words or works,
about worldly employments or recreations.

Q. 62. What are the reafons annexed to
the fourth commandment ?

A. The reafons annexed to the fourth com-
mandment, are God's allowing us fix days of
the week for our own employment, his chal-

lenging a special propriety in the feventh,his
own example, & his blefTmg the fabbath day.

Q. 63. Which is the ffth commandment ?

A. The fifth commandment is, Honor thy
father and thy mother, that thy days maybe long
upon the land which the Lord thy Godgiveth thee.

Q. 64. What is required iii the ffth com-
mandment ?

A. The fifth commandment requireth the
preferving the honor, and performing the
duties belonging to every one in their feve-
ral places and relations, as fuperiors, infe-
riors, or equals.

Q. 65. What is forbidden in the fifth
commandment ?

jL.Tho fifth commandment forbiddeth the
neglecting of, or doing any thing against the
honour and duty which belongeth to every
one in their feveral places and relations.

Q. 66. What is the reason annexed to ths
fifth commandment ?

A. The reason annexed to the fifth com-
mandment is a promife of long life and prof-
perity, (as far as it fhall ferve for God's glo-
ry and their own good) to all fuch as keep
this commandment.

Q. 67. Which is the fixth commandment ?

A. The fixlh commandment is, Thau
Pudt not kill.

Q, 68. What is required in the Jixth com-
jnandment ?

A. The lixth commandment requireth all
lawful endeavors to preferve our own life,
and the life of others.

Q. 69. What isforhiddeji in the Jixth com-
mandment 1

A. The fixth commandment forbiddeth
the taking away of our own hfe, or the life of
our neighbour unjuftly, and whatfoever ten-
deth thereunto.

Q. 70. Which is thefeventh commandment 1

A. The feventh commandment is, Thou
(halt not commit adultery.

Q. 71. What is required in the feventh
commandment ?

A. The feventh commandment requireth
the prefervation of our own and our neigh-
bor's chastity, in heart, speech & behaviour.

Q. 72. What is forbidden in the feventh
commandment 1

A. The feventh commandment forbiddeth
all unchafte thoughts, words and actions.

Q. 73. Which is the eighth commandment ?

A. The eighth commandment is. Thou
3*

(halt notjleal.

Q. 74. What is required in the eighth
commandment 1

A. The eighth commandment requireth
the lawful procuring & furthering the wealth
and outward eftate of ourfelves and others.

Q. 75. What is forbidden in the eighth
commandment ?

A. The eighth commandment forbiddeth
whatfoever doth, or may unjuftly hinder our
own or our neighbour's wealth or outward
eftate.

Q. 76. Which is the ninth commandment ?

A. The ninth commandment is, Thou/halt
not bear false witnefs againji thy neighbour.

Q. 77. What is required in the ninth com-
mandment ?

A. The ninth commandment requireth the
maintaining and promoting of truth between
man & man, & of our own & our neighbor's
good name, efpecially in witnefs bearing.

Q. 78. What is forbidden in the ninth
commandment ?

A. The ninth commandment, forbiddeth
whatfoever is prejudicial to truth,or injurious
toourownorourneighbor's good name.

Q. 7d. Which is the tenth commandment ?

A. The tentli commandment is, Thoufkalt
not covet thy neighbour's houfe, thou fhalt not
covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-fer-
vant, nor his maidfervant, nor his ox, nor his
afs, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Q. 80. What is required in the tenth com-
mandment ?

A. The tenth commandment requireth
full contentment with our own condition,
with a right and charitable frame of fpirit
towards our neighbour, and all that is his.

Q. 81. What is forbidden in the tenth
commandment 1

A. The tenth commandment forbiddeth
all difcontentment with our own eftate, en-
vying or grieving at the good of our neigh-
bour, and all inordinate motions and affec-
tions to any thing that is his.

Q. 82. Is any man able 'perfectly to keep
the commandments of God ?

A. No mere man fmce the fall is ablo
in this life perfectly to keep the command-
ments of God, but daily doth break them in
thought, word and deed.

Q. 83. Are all tranfgrejfwns of tjie law
equally heinous ?

A. Some fms in themfelves, and by rea-

fon of feveral aggravations, are more hein-
ous in the fight of God than others.

Q. 84. What doth every fm deferve ?

A. Everyfindeferves God's wrath <fecurfe
both in this life, and that which is to come.

Q. 85. What doth God require of us that we
may ef cape his wrath andcurfe due to us for fin?

A. To efcape the wrath and curfe of God
due to us for fin, God requireth of us faith in
Jefus Chriftjrepentance unto life, with the di-
ligent ufe of all outward means whereby Chrift
communicateth to us the benefits of redemp-
tion. Q. 86. What is faith in Jefus Chrift 1

A. Faith in Jefus Chrift is a favincr arace
whereby we receive & reft upon him alone for
falvation as he is offered to us in the gofpel.

Q. 87. What is repentance unto life ?

A, Repentance unto life is a faving grace,
whereby a finner out of the true fenfe of his
fin and apprehenfion of the mercy of God in
Chrift, doth with grief and hatred of his fm
turn from it unto God, with full purpofe of
and endeavours after new obedience.

Q. 88. What are the outward and ordi-
nary means whereby Chrift communicateth to
us the benefits of redemption ?

A. The outward and ordinary means where

by Chriflcoramunicateth tons the benefits of
redemption, are his ordinances, efpecially the
word, facraments and prayer ; all which are
made eflectual to the elect for falvation.

Q. 89. How is the word made effectual to
falvation 1

A. The fpirit of God maketh the reading,
but efpecially the preaching of the word an
effectual means of convincing and converting
finners, and of building them up in holinefs
and comfort, through faith unto falvation.

Q. 90. How is the woi'd to he read and
heard that it may become effectual to falvation?

A. That the word may become effectual
to falvation, we must attend thereunto with
diligence, preparation and prayer, receive it
with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts,
and practice it in our lives.

Q. 91 How do the facraments become effeC'
tual means of falvation 1

A. The facraments become effectual means
of falvation not from any virtue in them or
in him that doth adminifter them, but only by
the blelfing of Chrifl, and the working of the
Spirit in them that by faith receive them.

Q. 92. What is a facrament ?

A. A facrament is an holy ordinance in-

ftituted by Chrifl, wherein by fenfible figns,
Chrift&; the benefits of the new covenant are
reprefented fealed and applied to believers.

Q. 93. What are the facraments of the
New Tefiament?

A. The facraments of the New Tefia-
ment are baptifm and the Lord's fupper.

Q. 94. What is baptism ?
A. Baptifm is a facraraent wherein the wafh-
ing of water in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Ghofl, doth fignify
and feal our ingrafting into Chriii and par-
taking of the benefits of the covenant of
grace, & our engagements to be the Lord's.
Q. 95. To whom is baptism to be administered 1
A. Baptifm is not to be adminiflered to any
that are out of the vifible church, till they
profefs their faith in Chrill;, and obedience
to him, but the infants of fuch as are mem-
bers of the vifible church are to be baptized.

Q. 96. What is the Lord' s fupper ?

A. The Lord's fupper is a facrament,
wherein by giving and receiving bread and
wine according to Chrifl's appointment, his
death is fhewed forth, and the worthy recei-
vers are not after a corporal and carnal man-
ner, but by faith made partakers of his body

and blood, with all his benefits, to their fpi-
ritual nourifhinent and growth in grace.

Q. 97. What is required in the worthy re-
ceiving the Lord's fupper 1

A. It is required of them that would wor-
thily partake of the Lord's fupper, that they
examine themfelves of their knowledge to
difcern the Lord's body, of their faith to feed
upon him, of their repentance, love and new
obedience, left coming unworthily, they
eat and drink judgment to themfelves.

Q. 98. What is prayer ?

A. Prayer is an offering up of our defires
to God for things agreeable to his will, in the
name of Chrifl, with confeffion of our fins,
& thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.

Q. 99. What rule hath God given for our
direction in prayer ?

A. The whole word of God is of ufe to di-
rectus in prayer but thefpecialrule of direction
is that form of prayer which Chrift taught his
difciples commonly called, The Lord's Prayer.

Q. 100. What doth the preface of the
Lord's prayer teach us ?

A. The preface of the Lord's prayer which
is Our Father which art in heaven, teacheth us,
to draw near to God with all holy reverence

and confidence, as children to a father, able
and ready to help us, and that we fhould
pray with and for others.
Q. 1 0 1 . What do we pray for in the first petition ?

A. In the firft petition, which is, Hallowed
he thy name, we pray that God would enable
us and others to glorify him in all that where-
by he makes himfelf known, and that he
would difpofe all things to his own glory.

Q. 102. What do we pray for in the fe-
cond petition ?

A. In the fecond petition, which is, Thy
kingdom come^ we pray that fatan's kingdom
may be deflroyed, the kingdom of grace
may be advanced, ourfelves and others bro't
into it, and kept in it, and that the kingdom
of glory may be haftened.

Q. 103. What do we pray for in the third
petition ?

A. In the third petition, which is. Thy will
he done on earth as it is in heaven, we pray
that God by his grace would make us able
and willing to know, obey and fubmit to his
will in all things, as the angels do in heaven.

Q. 104. What do we pray for in the fourth
vetition ?

A. In the fourth petition, which is, Give

us this day our daily bread, we pray, that of
God's free gift we may receive a competent
portion of the good things of this life, and
enjoy his bleffing with them.

Q. 105. What do we pray for in the ffth
petition 1

A. In the fifth petition, which is, And for-
give us our debts as we forgive our debtors, we
pray that God for ChrilVs fake, would free-
ly pardon all our fins, which we are the rather
encouraged to allv, becaufe by his grace we
are enabled from the heart to forgive others.
Q. 106. What do we pray for in the fixth
petition ?

A. In the fixth petition, which is, And
had us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil, we pray that God would cither
keep us from being tempted to fin, or fup-
port and deliver us when we are tempted.

Q. 107. What doth the conclufwn of the
Lord's prayer teach us 1

A. The conclufion of the Lord's prayer,
which is. Fur thine is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, forever. Amen, teaeh-
eth us, to take our encouragement in prayer
from God only, and in our prayers to praife
him, afcribing kingdom, power and glory

to him, and in teflimony of our delire and

affurance to be heard, we fay, Amen.

Blejfed are they that do his commandments

that they may have right to the tree of

life, and may enter in through the gates

into the city. Rev. xxii. 14.

SPIRITUAL MILK

FOR

American BABES,

Drawn out of the Breafts of both Teftaments
for their Souls Nourifhment.

By JOHN COTTON.

^ ^T^ HAT hath God done for you 1

A. God hath made me, he keep-
eth me, and he can fave me.

Q. What is God ?

A. God is a Spirit of himfelf & for himfelf.

Q. How many Gods he there ?

A. There is but one God in three Perfons,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghofl

Q. How did God make you ?

A. In my firfl; parents holy and righteous.

Q. Are you then born holy and righteous .

A. No, my firfl father finned and I in him.

Q. Are you then born ajinner?
A.I was conceived in fin, &; born in iniquity

Q. What is your birth fm 1

A. Adam's fin imputed to me, and a cor-
rupt nature dwelling in me.

Q. What is your corrupt nature ?
A.My corrupt nature is empty of grace, bent
unto fin, only unto fin, and that continually.

Q. What is fm?

A. Sin is a tranfgreflion of the law.

Q. How many commandments of the law
be there ? A. Ten.

Q. What is the first commandment ?
A. Thou fhalt have no other Gods before me.
Q. What is the meaning of this commandment?

A. That we fhould worfhip the only true
God, and no other befides him.

Q. What is the fecond commandment ?

A. Thou fhalt not make to thyfelf any
graven image, &c.
Q. What is the meaning of this commandment 1

A. That we fhould worfhip the only true
God, with true worfhip, fuch as he hath or
dained, not fuch as man hath invented.

Q. What is the third commandment ?

A. Thou fhalt not take the name of the
Lord thy God in vain.

Q. What is meant hy the name of God ?

A. God himfelf & the good things of God,
whereby he is known as a man by his name,
and his attributes, worfhip, word and works.

Q. What is it not to take his name in vain 1

A. To make ufe of God & the good things
of God to his glory, and our own good, not
vainly, not irreverently, not unprofitably.

Q. Which is the fourth commandment 1

A. Remember that thou keep holy the
fabbath day.
Q. What is the meaning; of this commandment ?

A. That we fhould reft from labor, and
much more from play on the Lord's day, that
we may draw nigh to God in holy duties.

Q. What is the fifth commandment 1

A Honor thy father and thy mother, that
thy days may be long in the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee.

Q. What are meant by father and mother 1

A. All our fuperiors whether in family,
fchool, church and common wealth.

Q. What is the honor due unto them ?

A. Reverence, obedience, and (when I
am able) recompence.

Q. What is the fixth comjnandment ?
A. Thou (halt do no murder.
Q.What is the meaning of this commandment?
A. That we fhould not fhorten the life or
health of ourfelves or others, but preferve both
Q. What is thefeventh commandment?
A. Thou fhalt not commit adultery.
Q. What is thefm here forbidden ?
A. To defile ourfelves or others with un-
clean lulls.

Q. What is the duty here commanded ?
A. Chaltity to poffefs our veflels in holi-
nefs and honor.

Q. What is the eighth commandment ?
A. Thou fhalt not fleal.
Q. What is theftealth here forbidden 7
A. To take away another man's goods
without his leave, or to fpend our own with-
out benefit to ourfelves or others.

Q. What is the duty here commanded?
A. To get our goods honeftly, to keep
them fafely, and fpend them thriftily.
Q. What is the ninth commandment ?
A. Thou Ihalt not bear falfe witnefs a-
gainft thy neighbour.

Q. What is thefm here forbidden ?

A. To lie falfely, to think or fpeak untm
ly of ourfelves or others.

Q. What is the duty here required 1

A. Truth and faithfulnefs.

Q. What is the tenth commandment ?

A. Thou (halt not covet, &c.

Q. What is the coveting here forbidden ?

A. Luft after the things of other men,
and want of contentment with our own.

Q. Whether have you kept all thefe com-'
mandments ?

A. No, I and all men are fmners.

Q. What are the wages offm 7

A. Death and damnation.

Q. How then look //ou to be faved?

A. Only by Irfiis Ctiiill.

Q. Who is Jefus Chria 1
j4.The eternal .Son ol Goil, who for our fakes
became man, thai htimighi. redeem &faveus.

Q. How doth (liiijl ,edeem andfaveus?

A. By his right eou« lilo, and bitter deatb^
and glorious reluirectiou to life again.

Q. How do we come to have a part (^fellow-
fhip with Chriji in his death 4* refurrection?

A. By the power of his word and fpirit,
which brings us to him, and keeps us in him.

Q. What is tfie word 7

A. The holy fcriptures of the propliets
and apoflles, the old and new teilament, the
law and gofpel.

Q. How doth the minijlry of the law bring
you toward Chrijl 7

A. By bringing me to know my fin, and
the wrath of God, againft me for it.
Q. What are you hereby the nearer to Chrijl 1

A. So I come to feel my curfed eflate and
need of a Saviour.

Q. How doth the minijlry of the Gofpel
help you in this curfed eflate ?

A. By humbling me yet more, and then
railing me out of this eflate.

Q. How doth the miniflry of the Gofpel
humble you yet more ?

A. By revealing the grace of the Lord
Jefus in dying to fave finners, and yet con-
vincing me of my fin in not believing on
him, and of my utter infufficiency to come
to him, and fo I feel myfelf utterly lofl.

Q. Hov doth the miniflry of the gospel raife
you up out of this lofl eft ate to come to Chrifl?

A. By teaching me the value and virtue of
the death of Chrift,and the riches of his grace
to lo(t finners by revealing the promife of
grace to fuch, and by miniflring the Spirit of

grace to apply Chrift, and his promife of
grace unto myfelf, and to keep me in him.
Q.How doth the Spirit of grace apply Chrijt <^
his promife grace unto you and keep you in him?

A. By begetting in me faith to receive him,
prayer to call upon him, repentance to mourn
after him, and new obedience to ferve him.

Q. What is faith ?

A. Faith is the grace of the Spirit, where-
by 1 deny myfelf, and believe on Chrift for
righteoufnefs and falvation.

Q. IVhat is prayer ?

A. It is calling upon God in the name of
Chrift, by the help of the Holy Ghoft, accor
dinor to the will of God.

Q. What is repentance 1

A. Repentance is a grace of the Spirit,
whereby I loath my fins, and myfelf for them
and confefs them before the Lord, and mourn
after Chrift for the pardon of them, and for
grace to ferve him in newnefs of life.
Q. What is the newnefs of life, or new obedience 7

A. Newnefs of life is a grace of the Spirit,
whereby I forfake my former luft&vain com-
pany, and walk before the Lord in the light
of his word, and in the communion of faints.

Q. What is the communion of faints ?

A. It is the fellowfliip of the church in the
bleffings of the covenant of grace, and the
feals thereof. Q. What is the church ?

A. It is a congregation of faints joined
together in the bond of the covenant, to wor-
fhip the Lord, and to edify one another in all
his holy ordinances.

Q, What is the bond of the covenant by
which the church is joined together 1

A. It is the profeffion of that covenant
which God has made with his faithful people,
to be a God unto them, and to their feed.

Q. What doth the Lord bind his people to
in this covenant 1

A. To give up themfelves & their feed firft
to the Lord to be his people, &then to the el-
ders & brethren of the church to fet forward
the worfhipof God& their mutual edification.

Q. How do they give up themfelves and their
feed to the Lord ?

A. By receiving thro' faith the Lord & his
covenant to themfelves, &to their feed & ac-
cordingly walking themfelves & training up
their children in the ways of the covenant.
Q.Hoio do they give up themfelves and their
feed to the elders and brethren of the church ?

A. By confeffing of their fins, and profef-
4

fion of their faith, and of their fubjection to
the gofpel of Chrifl ; and fo they and their
feed are received into the fellowihip of the
church and the feals thereof.

Q. What are the feals of the covenant now
in the days of the gofpel ?

A. Baptifm and the Lord's Supper.

Q. What is done for you in haptijm ?

A. In baptifm the wafhing with water i;.
a fign and feal of my wafhing in the blood
and fpirit of Chrifl, and thereby of my in-
grafting into Chriil,, of the pardon and clean-
fmg of my fms, of my raifing up out of afflic-
tions, and alfo of my refurrection from the
dead at the lafl day.
Q. What is done for you in the Lor d'sf upper?
A. In the Lord's fupper,the receiving of the
bread broken and the wine poured out is a fign
and feal of my receiving the communion of
the body of Chrifl broken for me, and ol his
blood (hed for me, and thereby of my growth
in Chrift, and the pardon and healing of my
fins, of the fellowfhip of the Spirit, of my
ftrengthening and quickening in grace, and
of my fitting together with Chriff on his
throne of glory at the iaft judgment.

Q. What was the refur'fection from the

dead, which, was fea led, up to you in baptism ?

A. When Chrifl fliall come in his laft
judgment, all that are in their graves (hall
rife again, both the jufl and unjuft.

Q. What is the judgment, which is fealed
up to you in the Lord's supper ?

A. At the laft day we Ihall all appear be-
fore the judgment feat of Chrift, to give an
account of our works, and receive our re-
ward according to them.
Q. What is the reward thatfhall then he given?

A. The righteous Ihali go into life eter-
nal, and the wicked fhall be caft into ever-
lafting fire with the Devil and his angels.

^Dialogue between CHRIST, Youth,
and the Devil. Youth.

THofe days which God to me doth fend,
In pleafure I'm refolv'd to fpend ;
Like as the birds in th' lovely spring,
Sit chirping on the bough, and fmg ;
Who ftraining forth thofe warbling notes,
Do make fweet mufic in their throats,
So I refolve in this my prime,
In fports and plays to fpend my time.
Sorrow and grief I'll put away.
Such things agree not with my day ;

From clouds my morning fhall be free ,
And nought on earth fhall trouble me.
I will embrace each fweet delight,
This earth affords me day and night :
Though parents grieve and me correct,
Yet I their counsel will reject.
Devil.
The refolution which you take,
Sweet youth it doth me merry make.
If thou my counsel wilt embrace,
And fhun the ways of truth and grace,
And learn to lie, and curfe and swear.
And be as proud as any are ;
And with thy brothers wilt fall out.
And fiflers with vile lanffua^e flout •
Yea, fight and fcratch, and alfo bite,
Then in thee I will take delight.
If thou wilt but be rul'd by me,
An artifl thou fhaJt quickly be.
In all my ways which lovely are,
Ther'e few with thee who fhall compare.
Thy parents always difobey ;
Don't mind at all what they do fay :
And alfo pout and fullen be,
And thou (halt be a child for me.
"When others read, be thou at play,
Tliink not on God, don't sigh nor pray

Nor be thou fuch a filly fool,
To mind thy book or go to fchool ;
But play the truant ; fear not I
Will flraitwa};' help you to a lie,
Which will excufe thee from the fame,
From being whipp'd and from all blam* ;
Come bow to me, uphold my crown,
And I'll thee raife to high renown.

Youth.
Thefe motions I will cleave unto.
And let all other counsels go ;
My heart againfl; my parents now,
Shall harden'd be, and will not bow :
I won't fubmit at all to them,
But all good counsels will condemn,
And what I lift that do will I,
And flubborn be continually.

CHRIST.
Wilt thou, 0 youth make fuch a choice,
And thus obey the devil's voice !
Curd finful ways wilt thou embrace.
And hate the ways of truth and grace?
Wilt thou to me a rebel prove ?
And from thy parents quite remove
Thy heart alfo 1 Then fhalt thou fee,
What will e'er long become of thee.

Come, think on God, who did thee make,

4# ,

And at his prefence dread and quake,
Remember him now in thy youth,
And let thy foul take hold of truth :
The Devi] and his ways defy,
Believe him not, he doth but lie :
His ways feera fweet, but youth beware,
He for thy foul hath laid a fnare.
His fweet will into bitter turn.
If in ihofe ways thou ftill wilt run,
He will thee into pieces tear.
Like lions which moft hungry are.
Grant me thy heart, thy folly leave,
And from this lion I'll thee fave ;
And thou fhalt have fweet joy from me,
Which fhall laft to eternity.
Youth,
My heart fhall chear me in my youth,
I'll have my frolicks in good truth,
What e'er feems lovely in mii»e eve.
Myfelf I cannot it deny.
In ray own ways I ftill will walk,
And take delight among young folk.
Who fpend their days in joy and mirth,
Nothing like that I'm fure on earth :
Thy ways, 0 Chrift ! are not for me.
They with my age do not agree.
If I unto thy laws fhould cl«ave,

No more good days then fliould I have.
CHRIST.
Woul'ft thou live long and good days fee
Refrain from all iniquity :
True good alone doth from me flow,
It can't be had in things below.
-Are not ray ways, O youth ! for thee,
Then thou fhalt never happy be ;
Nor ever fhall thy foul obtain,
True good, whilll thou doft here remain

Youth.
To thee, 0 Chrift, I'll not adhere,
What thou fpeak'st of does not appear
Lovely to me 1 cannot find,
'Tis good to fet or place my mind
On ways whence many forrows fpring
And to the flefh fwch crofles bring,
Don't trouble me, I mud fulfil,
My flefhly mind, and have my wiK.

CHRIST.
Unto thyfelf then I'll thee leave,
That Satan may thee wholly have :
Thy heart in fin fliall harden'd be,
And blinded in iniquity.
And then in wrath I'll cut thee down
Like af the grafs and flowers mown*
Asd to thy woe thou fhalt efpy.

CMdhood and youth are vanity ;
For all fuch things I'll make thee know
To judgment thou (hall come alfo.
In hell at laft thy foul fhall burn,
When thou thy finful race haft run.
Confider this, think on thy end
Left God do thee in pieces rend.
Youth.
Amazed, Lord ! I now begin,

0 help me and I'll leave my fin :

1 tremble, and do greatly fear,
To think upon what I do hear.
Lord ! I religious now will be.
And I'll from Satan turn to thee.

Devil.
Nay, foolifh youth, don't change thy mind,
Unto fuch thoughts be not inclin'd.
Come, cheer up thy heart, roufe up, be glad.
There is no hell ; why art thou fad ?
Eat, drink, be merry with thy friend,
For when thou dieft, that's thy laft end.
Youth.
Such thoughts as thefe I can't receive,
Becaufe God's word I do believe ;
None fhall in this deftroy my faith,
Nor do I mind what Satan faith.
Dexnl.

Although to thee herein I yield,
Yet e'er long I fhall win the field.
That there's a heaven I can't deny,
Yea, and a hell of mifery :
That heaven is a lovely place
I can't deny ; 'tis a clear cafe ;
And eafy 'tis for to come there,
Therefore take thou no further care,
All human laws do thou obferve,
And from old cufloms never fwerve ;
Do not oppofe what great men fay.
And thou Ihalt never go afiray.
Thou may'ft be drunk, and fwear and curfe,
And finners like thee ne'er the worfe ;
At any time thou may'fb repent ;
'Twill ferve when all thy days are fpent.
CHRIST.
Take heed or elfe thou art undone ;
Thefe thoughts are from the wicked One,
Narrow's the way that leads to life,
Who walk therein do meet with flrife.
Few fhall be faved, young man know,
Moft do unto deftruction go.
If righteous ones fcarce faved be.
What will at lafl become of thee !
Oh ! don't reject my precious call,
Left suddenly in hell thou fall ;

Unlefs you foon converted be,
God's kingdom thou (halt never Tee.
Youth.

Lord, I am now at a great ftand :
If I fhould yield to thy command,
My comrades will me much deride,
And never more will me abide.
Moreover, this I alfo know,
Thou can'ft at lafl great mercy (how.
When I am old, and pleafure gone,
Then what thou fay 'ft I'll think upon.
CHRIST.

Nay, hold vain youth, thy time is fhort,
I have thy breath, I'll end thy fport ;
Thou fhalt not live till thou art old,
Since thou in fm art grown fo bold.
I in thy youth grim death will fend,
And all thy fports fhall have an end.
Youth.

I am too young, alas to die.
Let death fome old grey head efpy.
0 fpare me, and I will amend.
And with thy grace my foul befriend,
Or elfe I am undone alas,
For I am in a woful cafe.
CHRIST.

When I did call, you would not bear,

But didfl to me turn a deaf ear ;
And now in thy calamity,
I will not mind nor hear thy cry ;
Thy day is paft, begone from me,
Thou who didft love iniquity,
Above thy foul and Saviour dear ;
Who on the crofs great pains did bear,
My mercy thou didft much abufe,
And all good counfel didft refufe,
Juftice will therefore vengeance take,
And thee a fad example make.
Youth.

0 fpare me, Lord, forbear thy hand.
Don't cut me off who trembling ftand,
Begging for mercy at thy door,
O let me have but one year more.
CHRIST.

If thou fome longer time fhould have.
Thou wouldft again to folly cleave :
Therefore to thee 1 will not give.
One day on earth longer to live.
Death.

Youth, I am come to fetch thy breath.
And carry thee to th' fhades of death,
No pity on thee can I fhow,
Thou haft thy God offended fo.
Thy foul and body I'll divide,

Thy body in the grave I'll hide,
And thy dear foul in hell mult lie
With Devils to eternity.

The conclufion.
Thus end the days of woful youth,
Who won't obev nor mind the truth ;
Nor hearken to what preachers fay,
But do their parents difobey.
They in their youth go down to hell,
Under eternal wrath to dwell.
Many don't live out half their days,
For cleaving unto fmful ways.

The late Reverend and Venerable Mr. N a -
thantelClap, q/" Newport on Rhode
Illand ; his Advice to children.

GOOD children fhould remember daily,
God their Creator, Redeemer, and
Sanctifier ; to believe in, love and ferve him;
their parents to obey them in the Lord;
their bible and catechifm ; their baptifm ;
the Lord's day ; the Lord's death and re-
furrection ; their own death and refurrecti-
on ; and the day of judgment, when all that
are not fit for heaven mufl be fent to hell.
And they fhould pray to G o d in the name
of C H R I s T , for faving grace

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